The Bride Wore Black
$2,500 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books
First edition
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. Advance reading copy of the first edition. Self-bound in the iconic skeleton bride-illustrated dust jacket. Very Good. Wraps worn. Spine creased, somewhat cocked, slight loss at head with a small tear to rear joint. The basis of Fracois Truffaut's 1968 film La Mariee etait en noir. Extremely scarce in this format. Item #151013019
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